Saia SAIA
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Saia (SAIA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2022)

Saia's (SAIA) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 88.17% in Q1 2022, down 253.0% YoY from 57.62% in Q1 2021, and down 0.55% on a QoQ basis from 88.66% in Q4 2021.

Saia (SAIA) Gross Margin (2010 - 2022) Analysis & Trends

Saia (SAIA) has 13 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 88.17% in Q1 2022.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 253.0% year-over-year to 88.17% in Q1 2022, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2022 was 88.53% (down 307.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 92.75%, up 14.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin fell to 88.17% in Q1 2022, from 88.66% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 93.68% in Q2 2020 to a low of 88.17% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 91.48% and a median of 92.36% in 2019 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2018 — Gross Margin jumped 108 bps — and 2021, when it tumbled 462 bps.
  • Tracing SAIA's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 92.95% in 2018, then slipped by 0 bps to 92.88% in 2019, then dropped by 2 bps to 90.59% in 2020, then declined by 2 bps to 88.66% in 2021, then retreated by 1 bps to 88.17% in 2022.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 88.17% (Q1 2022), 88.66% (Q4 2021), and 88.28% (Q3 2021), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 42.49 Bn 42.21 Bn 1.52 Bn 97.83%
2 Xpo 23.08 Bn 22.78 Bn 1.89 Bn 80.30%
3 TFI International 11.47 Bn 11.26 Bn - -
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 11.33 Bn 11.14 Bn 1.77 Bn 84.63%
5 Saia 9.61 Bn 9.53 Bn - -
6 Schneider National 6.15 Bn 5.63 Bn 1.00 Bn 63.86%
7 Rxo 3.68 Bn 3.66 Bn 302.00 Mn 17.02%
8 Arcbest 3.03 Bn 2.86 Bn 1.14 Bn 95.93%
9 Werner Enterprises 2.28 Bn 2.23 Bn - -
10 Marten Transport 1.20 Bn 1.09 Bn 184.72 Mn 82.63%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2022 88.17%
Dec 31, 2021 88.66%
Sep 30, 2021 88.28%
Jun 30, 2021 89.06%
Mar 31, 2021 90.70%
Dec 31, 2020 90.59%
Sep 30, 2020 91.68%
Jun 30, 2020 93.68%
Mar 31, 2020 93.27%
Dec 31, 2019 92.88%
Sep 30, 2019 92.36%
Jun 30, 2019 92.64%
Mar 31, 2019 93.08%
Dec 31, 2018 92.95%
Sep 30, 2018 92.66%
Jun 30, 2018 92.04%
Mar 31, 2018 92.38%
Dec 31, 2017 92.18%
Sep 30, 2017 91.58%
Jun 30, 2017 92.14%